Mark Solway Two teams on opposite sides of the tracks or so it would seem. At 5-2, the Cowboys are over-performing and starting to believe that they are better than they perhaps really are. The Redskins are in disarray and seemingly believe that they’re not as good as perhaps they could be. The bye week helped the … Read more
Redskins’ Special Teams coack Mike Stock has been under close scrutiny over the last few weeks. Less than a month ago, many Redskin fans were actually calling for Stock’s job as Washington continued it’s seemingly endless special teams’ struggles. But things have changed recently. Now it is perhaps the only unit on the team that … Read more
The bye week… some teams take advantage of it by working on their problems, some teams take advantage of it by giving the team an extended rest to recover from injuries, some teams just thank the football gods that they have a chance to figure out what’s going wrong with the team. As is the … Read more
The Redskins head to Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday to meet a struggling Buffalo Bills team. Both teams will be looking to stay ahead of .500 and move to 4-3. here are some of this week’s key player match-ups: Travis Henry vs. Jeremiah Trotter By Fran Farren Travis Henry is a versatile running back; however, … Read more
Both teams come into this week’s match-up off tough losses. The Redskins nearly clawed their way back in to a game that they didn’t deserve to, while the Bucs lost a game that they didn’t expect to. Here are this week’s key player match-ups: Jeremiah Trotter vs. Bucs RBs Warren Sapp vs. Interior of Redskins … Read more
Eagles RBs vs. Jeremiah Trotter Rich Hilts The Philadelphia Eagles, like the Redskins, have been platooning their running backs this year, partially due to Duce Staley’s hold out that took so long to resolve. Unlike the Skins, however, the Eagles haven’t shown the same success the Skins backs have shown. Their main back has been … Read more
The Redskins and the Patriots meet Sunday at Fed Ex in a game being billed as the battle between the offensive genius of Steve Spurrier vs the defensive genius of Bill Belicheck. Both coaches will have to find ways to get players in the following match-ups to win their individual battles: Patrick Ramsey vs. Tom … Read more
Game three and people are already throwing around terms like ‘must win’ and ‘critical game’. While there is no doubt that a win for the Redskins against a divisional rival would be huge, it is still a little early to be ‘critical’. A win would put the Redskins alone atop the NFC East by as … Read more
The Redskins will try to stay undefeated and go 3-0 this weekend when they face division rivals — the New York Giants. Here are some of the key player match-ups: Laveranues Coles vs. Will Peterson Rod Gardner vs. Will Allen Jeremiah Trotter vs. Tiki Barber Laveranues Coles vs. Will Peterson By Martin Collinson Steve Spurrier … Read more
As the final whistle went on Sunday, the Redskins had staked a 2 and 0 mark in the standings for the first time since the season of their last Super Bowl victory, 1991. By no means does this team look Super Bowl bound yet, but they rallied from a 17-0 deficit to post their second … Read more